Through Project SERV, the U.S. Government announced its plan to award grants to HBCUs impacted by bomb threats last year.
PUBLISHED 4:30 PM CDT Jun. 13, 2023HOUSTON, Texas — With the help of Project SERV , Texas Southern University and other Historically Black Colleges and Universities will receive funds to help them recover after being victims of bomb threats last year. The United States Department of Education announced grants for Howard University, Delaware State University and Claflin University, along with TSU.Through Project SERV, the U.S.
“The bomb threats last year that targeted several Historically Black Colleges and Universities, traumatized their campus communities, disrupted learning and drained resources by prompting costly campus lockdowns, class cancellations and law enforcement activities,” said U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona.
Upon students’ return to class in January for the spring semester, officials documented at least eight institutions that became victims of bomb threats, resulting in mass evacuations and police investigations. In February, Black History Month, additional HBCUs experienced bomb threats resulting in 20 colleges and universities being impacted by lockdowns and/or closures.
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